Specialization:

Consultancy Areas:

Sector Associated With:

Industry

Sectors Interested to Offer Service:

Educational / Academic institutions, R&D Organizations

Major Professional Contributions:

I. Designed High Speed 8 MW Impulse Steam Turbine Blades ( Cylindrical & Low Pressure twisted ones); which was proven by CFD analysis as well as experimental tests in transonic & subsonic cascade tunnels .Total design , manufacturing ,assembly and testing of the total turbine was done successfully and the machine is in operation.

II. A Centre of Excellence for CFD (COE-CFD) is established at Corp. R&D under my leadership for simulation of Power Plant equipments such as turbines, steam and nuclear generators, compressors and pumps, electrical motors and generators, among others.

III. Five numbers of US Patents granted for design of new type of Steam Turbine and Hydro-turbine Blades; during 2003-2007.

IV. Published/Presented more than 50 technical papers in journals and conferences; and BHEL Internal Reports.

V. During last 5 yrs in MAXWATT ,Designed and guided Design Group related to more than 50 new steam turbines flow paths and corresponding bladings.

2000(June 25):Promoted as General Manager (Chief), Activities: (a)Creation of Centre of Excellence for CFD; (b)Total OEM design of 8 MW High Speed Impulse Steam Turbine and followed up to Fabrication, Assembly ,Benchmark testing and final application for compressor test drive run; (c)Redesign of de-rated Vacuum Ejection System of CFFP Furnace;(d)5 nos of US Patents on Blade design sealed

2008(March 24):Promoted as Group General Manager & Head for CorpR&D Division, Hyderabad, Became BHEL Management Committee Member

2008(Nov 6):Promoted as Executive Director & continued as Head for CorpR&D Division,Hyderabad, and BHEL Management Committee Member Since Nov 2009 till date holding post of Vice President(R&D)

Activities involved:

Design of steam flow paths and blading for more than 50 steam turbines of various ratings:300kw to 12 MW for various industrial applications.

Training of design engineers for steam turbine design from fundamentals to software based.

Development of various blading softwares to design and aerodynamically analyse and integrating with steam flow path software.